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Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1971

ISSN1747-7107

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.776

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.288

Total Worksi

2,795

Total Citationsi

29,978

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science; Public Administration; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,795

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1747-7107

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

205

2019

505

2020

582

2021

216

2022

229

2023

147

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Public AdministrationQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Systems and GovernanceAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLegal and Constitutional StudiesPolicy Transfer and LearningFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthCommonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Policy and Reform Studies

Frequently asked questions about Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Is Publius: The Journal of Federalism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Publius: The Journal of Federalism: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Publius: The Journal of Federalism?

Publius: The Journal of Federalism is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.28.

Is Publius: The Journal of Federalism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Publius: The Journal of Federalism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Publius: The Journal of Federalism?